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XIII. WHAT BECOMES OF THE PINS.
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Miss Ellen was making a new pincushion, and a very pretty one it promised to be, for she had much taste, and spent half her time embroidering1 chair-covers, crocheting2 tidies, and all sorts of dainty trifles. Her room was full of them; and she often declared that she did wish some one would invent a new sort of fancy-work, since she had tried all the old kinds till she was tired of them. Painting china, carving3 wood, button-holing butterflies and daisies onto Turkish towelling, and making peacock-feather trimming, amused her for a time; but as she was not very successful she soon gave up trying these branches, and wondered if she would not take a little plain sewing for a change.
The old cushion stood on her table beside the new one; which was ready for its trimming of lace and ribbon. A row of delicate new pins also lay wait[Pg 190]ing to adorn4 the red satin mound5, and in the old blue one still remained several pins that had evidently seen hard service.
Miss Ellen was putting a dozen needles into her book, having just picked them out of the old cushion, and, as she quilted them through the flannel6 leaves, she said half aloud,—
"It is very evident where the needles go, but I really do wish I knew what becomes of the pins."
"I can tell you," answered a small, sharp voice, as a long brass7 pin tried to straighten itself up in the middle of a faded blue cornflower, evidently prepared to address the meeting.
Miss Ellen stared much surprised, for she had used this big pin a good deal lately, but never heard it speak before. As she looked at it she saw for the first time that its head had a tiny face, with silvery hair, two merry eyes, and a wee mouth out of which came the metallic8
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1 embroidering | |
v.(在织物上)绣花( embroider的现在分词 );刺绣;对…加以渲染(或修饰);给…添枝加叶 | |
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2 crocheting | |
v.用钩针编织( crochet的现在分词 );钩编 | |
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3 carving | |
n.雕刻品,雕花 | |
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4 adorn | |
vt.使美化,装饰 | |
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5 mound | |
n.土墩,堤,小山;v.筑堤,用土堆防卫 | |
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6 flannel | |
n.法兰绒;法兰绒衣服 | |
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7 brass | |
n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器 | |
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8 metallic | |
adj.金属的;金属制的;含金属的;产金属的;像金属的 | |
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9 erect | |
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10 garrulous | |
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11 fixed | |
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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12 whit | |
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13 abashed | |
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14 hearty | |
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16 rust | |
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17 rusty | |
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18 aspire | |
vi.(to,after)渴望,追求,有志于 | |
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19 contented | |
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20 perils | |
极大危险( peril的名词复数 ); 危险的事(或环境) | |
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21 tempt | |
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22 random | |
adj.随机的;任意的;n.偶然的(或随便的)行动 | |
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23 jaunty | |
adj.愉快的,满足的;adv.心满意足地,洋洋得意地;n.心满意足;洋洋得意 | |
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24 eminently | |
adv.突出地;显著地;不寻常地 | |
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25 theatrical | |
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26 rabble | |
n.乌合之众,暴民;下等人 | |
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27 velvet | |
n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的 | |
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28 mantle | |
n.斗篷,覆罩之物,罩子;v.罩住,覆盖,脸红 | |
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29 snugly | |
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30 humble | |
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31 deserted | |
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32 uproar | |
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33 frantically | |
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34 buckle | |
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35 crimson | |
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36 drawn | |
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37 blistered | |
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38 devoured | |
吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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39 hiss | |
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40 gallant | |
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41 frail | |
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42 gaudy | |
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43 Undid | |
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44 scorched | |
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47 scattered | |
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48 alas | |
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49 bosom | |
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50 orphan | |
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51 wreck | |
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52 devoted | |
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53 repent | |
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54 meditating | |
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55 gaily | |
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56 valiant | |
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57 writhed | |
(因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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58 impaled | |
钉在尖桩上( impale的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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59 artistic | |
adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的 | |
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60 toiling | |
长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的现在分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉 | |
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61 crumbled | |
(把…)弄碎, (使)碎成细屑( crumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 衰落; 坍塌; 损坏 | |
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62 crumble | |
vi.碎裂,崩溃;vt.弄碎,摧毁 | |
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63 embroidered | |
adj.绣花的 | |
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64 battered | |
adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损 | |
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65 everlasting | |
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66 forth | |
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67 salvation | |
n.(尤指基督)救世,超度,拯救,解困 | |
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68 prick | |
v.刺伤,刺痛,刺孔;n.刺伤,刺痛 | |
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69 obtrude | |
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70 worthy | |
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71 dismal | |
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72 groan | |
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73 croaked | |
v.呱呱地叫( croak的过去式和过去分词 );用粗的声音说 | |
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74 miserable | |
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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75 ruffle | |
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76 behold | |
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77 varied | |
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78 tug | |
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79 spoke | |
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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80 bemoan | |
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81 privately | |
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82 labor | |
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